Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Iraqi government forces celebrate after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, near the town of Muqdadiyah, on on January 26, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / YOUNIS AL-BAYATI)

Iraqi forces claim victory over ISIS in Diyala

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 27, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At the same time that the Iraqi army has announced the liberation of Diyala province in the east of the country from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the region’s local tribes accused some of the Shi’ite volunteer forces who helped...

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A girl holds a sign during a rally by members of the Muslim community of Madrid outside Madrid’s Atocha train station, January 11, 2015, in solidarity with the victims of a shooting by gunmen at the Paris offices of the satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and against Islamophobia. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN – Tags: CIVIL UNREST […]

Opinion: Idiocy and Islamophobia

by Diana Moukalled | Jan 27, 2015 | Opinion

A friend of mine recently told me a story about how her husband once asked her if, during her time as a student in London, she had ever suffered Islamophobia. Yes, she said, she did experience Islamophobia a few times, especially when seeing a Muslim woman with a...